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Spain publishes list of hotels open for emergency guests during coronavirus lockdown

Last week the government ordered all hotels across Spain to close by Wednesday in one of the latest measures introduced under the state of emergency to contain the coronavirus.

Published: 25 March 2020 15:34 CET
Spain publishes list of hotels open for emergency guests during coronavirus lockdown
A certain number of hotels across Spain will remain open to guests. Photo: AFP

It affects establishments that provide short-term accommodation including hostels and campsites. Only those places that provide long-term stays where guests are self-contained and can meet the general lockdown terms across Spain are allowed to stay open.

However, some hotels will be kept open to help those travellers who find themselves stuck in the country and unable to return to their home country, or those who need to stop somewhere and spend the night on their way home.

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These selected hotels will above all be available to those who need to accommodation in order to carry out valuable work during the coronavirus crisis, such as maintenance workers and those involved in delivery of essential supplies.

Spain’s government on Wednesday published an exhaustive list of hotels which will remain open. There are over 400 establishments across Spain, located in all regions.

For the full list check the Official State Bulletin HERE:

British Ambassador to Madrid Hugh Elliott welcomed the news which will provide some relief to those British tourists who have not yet returned to the UK and are currently waiting to secure onward travel plans.  

“This is a very difficult time for British nationals who find themselves currently unable to get back to the UK and we welcome this announcement by the Spanish authorities that some hotels and short-stay accommodation will remain open during the state of emergency,” he said.  

“Such accommodation is mainly aimed at workers, but there will be options available for British travellers who have not been able to return to the UK yet. Meanwhile we are in close contact with airlines to ensure those of you who wish to return home are able to do so in the coming days. More generally, if you live in the UK and are currently travelling in Spain, you should be making plans to return to the UK while there are still commercial routes available.”

British citizens who are visiting abroad have been told to return home as soon as possible but many are struggling with flight cancellations.

For the latest up to date travel advice from the FCO on Spain, visit their webpage   or the BritsinSpain Facebook page.

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Public Health Agency recommends two Covid doses next year for elderly

Sweden's Public Health Agency is recommending that those above the age of 80 should receive two doses of a Covid-19 vaccine a year, once in the spring and once in the autumn, as it shifts towards a longer-term strategy for the virus.

Published: 23 December 2022 10:53 CET
Public Health Agency recommends two Covid doses next year for elderly

In a new recommendation, the agency said that those living in elderly care centres, and those above the age of 80 should from March 1st receive two vaccinations a year, with a six month gap between doses. 

“Elderly people develop a somewhat worse immune defence after vaccination and immunity wanes faster than among young and healthy people,” the agency said. “That means that elderly people have a greater need of booster doses than younger ones. The Swedish Public Health Agency considers, based on the current knowledge, that it will be important even going into the future to have booster doses for the elderly and people in risk groups.” 

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People between the ages of 65 and 79 years old and young people with risk factors, such as obesity, diabetes, poor kidney function or high blood pressure, are recommended to take one additional dose per year.

The new vaccination recommendation, which will start to apply from March 1st next year, is only for 2023, Johanna Rubin, the investigator in the agency’s vaccination programme unit, explained. 

She said too much was still unclear about how long protection from vaccination lasted to institute a permanent programme.

“This recommendation applies to 2023. There is not really an abundance of data on how long protection lasts after a booster dose, of course, but this is what we can say for now,” she told the TT newswire. 

It was likely, however, that elderly people would end up being given an annual dose to protect them from any new variants, as has long been the case with influenza.

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